Thread Number: 6222
The Universal E65 (later VC6700) owner's manual . |
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Post# 69503 , Reply# 1   5/16/2009 at 21:51 (5,450 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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pages 2,3 The Universal comes with everything you need to perform all cleaning tasks around the home....except a cord. Good luck with that one! |
Post# 69504 , Reply# 2   5/16/2009 at 21:54 (5,450 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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pages 4,5 Heh, heh, they said hose....heh, heh. "To operate step-on switch"....Did they really need to go any further? |
Post# 69506 , Reply# 3   5/16/2009 at 21:57 (5,450 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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pages 6,7 Use no. 12 only if no.36 is missing, but use adapter no. 34 if used with no. 22 if so equipped. |
Post# 69507 , Reply# 4   5/16/2009 at 22:00 (5,450 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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pages 8,9 Oh, honey! I'm sorry you're sick - here - let me stick this 5000 decibel jet engine in your room and turn it on. You'll feel better in no time! |
Post# 69508 , Reply# 5   5/16/2009 at 22:02 (5,450 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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pages 10,11 If your old man had coughed up the extra $1.45 for the cord, you would actually be cleaning now. |
Post# 69509 , Reply# 6   5/16/2009 at 22:05 (5,450 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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pages 12,13. Unfortunately, that stair will never get clean, and the machine has become a tripping hazard! Lady, you obviously skipped a page...you are NEVER supposed to move the cleaner again! |
Post# 69510 , Reply# 7   5/16/2009 at 22:09 (5,450 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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pages 14,15. It is suggested that you stick the hose right into the burning embers. That way maybe the old man will spring for a new one.......WITH A CORD!!! Pesky insects avoid the kitchen unless you are boiling cabbage |
Post# 69511 , Reply# 8   5/16/2009 at 22:11 (5,450 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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pages 16, 17. No respectable Lady would HAVE bare walls!!! Go ahead, vacuum the hell out of that chair!!!! It will still be UGLY! |
Post# 69512 , Reply# 9   5/16/2009 at 22:13 (5,450 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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pages 18,19. Wow! No. 3 seems to be the most popular tool! |
Post# 69513 , Reply# 10   5/16/2009 at 22:15 (5,450 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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Heh, heh....he said tool! |
Post# 69514 , Reply# 11   5/16/2009 at 22:17 (5,450 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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pages 20,21. No wonder you have twin beds! (see page 21). I know deary....mine makes me clean the car too. |
Post# 69515 , Reply# 12   5/16/2009 at 22:21 (5,450 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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pages 22, 23. Furthermost? Is that even a word? Heretofore endless tiresome boring blinds. |
Post# 69518 , Reply# 14   5/16/2009 at 22:31 (5,450 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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pages 26, 27. If you don't have any radiators, throw the radiator tool away! Years later when collectors can't find 'em - it'll drive 'em nuts!!! What did we tell you about moving the cleaner from that stair???? |
Post# 69519 , Reply# 15   5/16/2009 at 22:35 (5,450 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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pages 28, 29. Ah yes! a little DDT right in the living room Miss Carson! Connect as for blowing......(nope, not gonna even) |
Post# 69521 , Reply# 16   5/16/2009 at 22:40 (5,450 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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pages 30, 31. Make certain you keep the suction end of the cleaner in direct line with the over-spray from that lacquer! When it hits those carbon brushes....Wheee! Fourth of July! 13, 4, 22, 7, 19, HIKE!!! |
Post# 69522 , Reply# 17   5/16/2009 at 22:41 (5,450 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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That's it! as usual, No UNIVERSAL E65 owners manuals were harmed in the making of this photo-play. Rick |
Post# 69524 , Reply# 18   5/16/2009 at 22:52 (5,450 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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I think this is the first vacuum manual - photo or line drawing - that doesn't show a cord in a single picture. Oh those folks at Universal were clever... Perhaps hubby built his own version of the Wardenclyffe tower in the back yard? Dave CLICK HERE TO GO TO aeoliandave's LINK |
Post# 69533 , Reply# 19   5/17/2009 at 04:29 (5,449 days old) by hygiene903 (Galion, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 69536 , Reply# 20   5/17/2009 at 05:28 (5,449 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill (Birthplace of the Railway),England, UK.)   |   | |
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Post# 69543 , Reply# 22   5/17/2009 at 09:35 (5,449 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 69546 , Reply# 23   5/17/2009 at 10:48 (5,449 days old) by hamiltonbeachbo (Milwaukee )   |   | |
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Hey Rick, I love instruction manuals and your commentary is the best. Nice Sunday morning belly laugh on this end. Also, nice hose on that machine .... able to reach the most remote crevices. Thanks for sharing!! |
Post# 69613 , Reply# 25   5/17/2009 at 20:28 (5,449 days old) by normvac (COLUMBUS, OHIO)   |   | |
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I have to say, I was a believer after our air way 66 demo. That vacuum cleaners could do anything, anytime, anywhere. Dose she even do dishes without her Universal ?? All to funny ! Norm |
Post# 69648 , Reply# 26   5/17/2009 at 21:40 (5,449 days old) by collector2 (Moose Jaw, Sk)   |   | |
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Post# 69713 , Reply# 27   5/18/2009 at 04:10 (5,448 days old) by kenmore81 (Warwick, RI)   |   | |
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That was awsume Rick. I think I could sleep with a Lux model L running,but never experianced a Universal before. Norm,To do dishes with your Universal(sorry I do not have the illistrated instructions). Step1: Don your best apron Step2: Bring you dishes out to the patio and line them along the fence or house. Step3: Connect as for blowing to you No.11 hose,Fill your No.9 sprayer half full with Pamolive 1/4 = 3/4 soloution. Step4: Turn on your Universal,Spray dishes thoroughly with soap solution. Step5: Fill a glass with ice vodka and Sprite,sip slowly while dishes soak. Step5: Fill a glass with ice vodka and Sprite,sip slowly while dishes soak. Step6 Fill glass with vodka I ce ,and sprite. Step7: Rinse with garden hose,Let air dry while you enjoy your vodka Sprite and iCe. |
Post# 69799 , Reply# 28   5/18/2009 at 21:25 (5,448 days old) by luxg ()   |   | |
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Ken, what a perfect solution to dirty dishes!!! |
Post# 69860 , Reply# 30   5/19/2009 at 20:54 (5,447 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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It shows all the sales aids available. I would love to have one of those counter signs...maroon with chrome-faced letters for $1.80! There's Universal's carrying case (chest). |
Post# 69862 , Reply# 31   5/19/2009 at 21:00 (5,447 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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1949 (I think)....and it's priced at $89.95. The newsletter article on the Consumer Reports.....Electrolux AE $89.75! We talked about this. I have this machine too. |
Post# 69888 , Reply# 34   5/20/2009 at 10:08 (5,446 days old) by akabent (LEFT Coast)   |   | |
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....my shirt on(your directive, above.) However.......Oops! VERY NICE PICS, Rick. And very fun to see. (Brings back great memories of machines of my childhood at least 8 years back.) LOL Rick |
Post# 70239 , Reply# 38   5/24/2009 at 09:54 (5,442 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Rick, could you do cropped scan of the lower right corner showing the Universal on the cart? By screwing up my eyes I can almost tell that is the very same 'kenkart' type trolley my Kenmore Commander came strapped in to. The wide strap with snap fasteners looks the same! Btw, the handle is in two parts and I turned mine around to tuck it into the corner. I knew at the time it wasn't the official Kenmore Ken-Kart and figured it was some Fits-All aftermarket trolley for any cylinder. Come to think of it, I seem to recall something about Universal labeled on the bottom, but of course I always assumed that meant Generic universal fit. Later today I will pull it out of the corner and take way too many pictures of the Mystery almost Solved Cart. Dave, re-thinking assumptions. :-) |
Post# 70240 , Reply# 39   5/24/2009 at 10:00 (5,442 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 70243 , Reply# 40   5/24/2009 at 10:48 (5,442 days old) by akabent (LEFT Coast)   |   | |
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Hey Dave, The pic on the stair-case does show the cord. It is black, rubber, very flexible, easy to coil!! The plug, however, remains a mystery!!!! Rick |
Post# 70245 , Reply# 41   5/24/2009 at 11:26 (5,442 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 70271 , Reply# 42   5/24/2009 at 18:36 (5,442 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Universal calls theirs the Roll-A-Vac Carrier. Mine's labeled the clumsier off the tongue Car-Ree-Vac Model 2-A made by the Car-Ree-All Products, Inc., Minneapolis Minnesota. Looks for all the world like the same darn contraption. My guess is Car-Ree-All supplied these to Landers Frary & Clark's UNIVERSAL Division. |
Post# 70272 , Reply# 43   5/24/2009 at 18:39 (5,442 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 70273 , Reply# 44   5/24/2009 at 18:41 (5,442 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 70274 , Reply# 45   5/24/2009 at 18:50 (5,442 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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The chromed sprung steel thingies on the back serve no structural purpose as the handle fits snugly into the base secured with rubber washers and wing nuts. I determined tho that they act as sled skids to pull the cart smoothly up and down the stairs without fouling on the wheels. Ribbed rubber panels to keep the cylinder from getting marred and a deep well for splitting and directing free exhaust down and up the front & back so no floor bunny blasting. It will, however, blow her dress up... |
Post# 70275 , Reply# 46   5/24/2009 at 18:53 (5,442 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 70299 , Reply# 48   5/24/2009 at 22:26 (5,442 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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they could have gotten it to do what they wanted it to.....but since it's me - This is as good as I know how to do! Rick |
Post# 70301 , Reply# 49   5/24/2009 at 22:28 (5,442 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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I need to take a class.... |
Post# 70302 , Reply# 50   5/24/2009 at 22:39 (5,442 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Clearly the self-same vacuum cylinder 12" x 14" cart right down to the rubber capped front feet, gleaming chromed frame & stair gliders and wide belt with snaps running under the handle. Ratz, now I'm gonna have to find a Universal Cylinder, since the Commander has wheels and front skid. Mine doesn't have a heavy Duck attached to the back though. :-( Perhaps I could substitute a rubber chicken...the hose pocket is capacious enough for a Butterball turkey... Dave |
Post# 70303 , Reply# 51   5/24/2009 at 22:47 (5,442 days old) by crevicetool (GA )   |   | |
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When I would "view" the scanned image, you couldn't see the lady, and the picture of the cart was nice and big. But when I post it or print it, this is what I get. |
Post# 70307 , Reply# 53   5/24/2009 at 23:24 (5,441 days old) by aeoliandave (Stratford Ontario Canada)   |   | |
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Post# 70321 , Reply# 54   5/25/2009 at 05:41 (5,441 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 70333 , Reply# 55   5/25/2009 at 10:31 (5,441 days old) by luxg ()   |   | |
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Rick, you were so cute in that picture!! Thanks for the additional pictures. |
Post# 70337 , Reply# 56   5/25/2009 at 11:34 (5,441 days old) by akabent (LEFT Coast)   |   | |
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???And nobody figured it out at THAT point?? (Also runs for his life!) Rick |